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Answer #1:

Alan Shepherd was the first American to go into space in 1961. The President

of the United States at that time was Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Answer #2:

Alan Shepard flew his sub-orbital mission on May 5, 1961.

John F. Kennedy was inaugurated in January, 1961.

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